江苏南通2021年中考英语真题卷（含答案）

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第I卷（选择题共60分）

第I卷共45小题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Myfamilyhavebreakfasttogethereveryday.Thishelpsusstartadaywell.

A.不填B.aC.anD.the

2.—IhearyourbrotherwillenterTsinghuaUniversitythissummer.

一Exactly,hewasabomgenius.Hewasabletoreadandwritetheageof4.

A.inB.onC.atD.of

3.Ourmonitoris.Henevershowsoffbeforeothers.

A.organizedB.modestC.generousD.energetic

4.Five-starhotelscanfirst-rateservice,makingpassengersfeelathome.

A.provideB.preventC.protectD.prepare

5.Lifeislikeaone-wayrace,treasureeverymomentastimecannotbewonagain.

A.soB.andC.orD.but

6.—MustIreturnthisbookbeforeFriday,Sir?

一No,you,dear.Youcankeepitfortwoweeks.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.mustn'tD.needn*t

7.—doesMaylooklike?

—Sheisaprettygirlwithbigbrighteyesandlongstraighthair.

A.HowB.WhatC.WhichD.Who

8.—HaveyoudecidedwhattowriteaboutGulliverinLilliputinthereport?

一I'mnotsure.MaybeIneedtoreadsomeaboutitbeforewriting.

A.reasonsB.rewardsC.resultsD.reviews

9.—Honey,couldyouhelpmethepictureofcolorfulballoonsfromthepaper?

—Ok,Mum.I'mcoming!

A.cutoutB.carryoutC.turnoutD.workout

10.—Simon,wecansaveenergybyridingsharedbicycles.

一That'strue.,usingairconditionerslessisalsoagoodway.

A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.AnywayD.Moreover

11.——MissZhangseemsquitefamiliarwithYunnanProvince.

—Don'tyouknow?Sheatownschoolthereasavolunteerteacherforover2years.

A.isinB.hasgonetoC.hasbeeninD.hasbeento

12.ThecommunityworkerispatientenoughtotheoldhowtouseHealthCode（码）。

A.explainB.explainsC.toexplainD.explaining

13.一Goodnews!TheUndergroundLine1inNantongtocomeintoservicesoon.

一That'sgreat!Transportwillbecomemucheasierforus.

A.willbeexpectedB.isexpected

C.expectsD.isexpecting

14.—Acelebrationforthe100thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheCPC（中国共产党）willbe

held,andFmwondering.

一Let'shaveadiscussionaboutitthisafternoon.

A.howwillwegetthereB.whichclubswilltakepart

C.whatwecoulddoforitD.whethercanwedosomethingforit

15.—Itisimportantforustowearseatbeltswhiledrivingcars.

A.That'sagoodideaB.Thafsallright

C.Ican'tagreemoreD.Takeiteasy

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“SPELLCHAMPION,"Scotttoldhisoldersister.

WC-h—a—m—p—i—o—n.^

Unsureaboutit,Scottstillcheered,uYou'll16thespellingbee!”

Lucythanked,happybut17,wonderingifherdog,Senator,whoshegotforher11th

birthdayandneverawayfromherforaweek,wouldbelookedafterwell.

We'llkeephimperfectly,saidScott,dreamingofgettinghisownpetifhecould18

himself.

Theloudspeakerintherailwaystationannouncedtheupcomingdeparture（出发）.Dadwished

Lucygoodluck,“Ifyoumakethe19,wellcometoseeyou.”

“Seeyouinaw-e—a—k.”

“W—e—e—k,"Lucy20Scottandsaid,“Bye!”

EachmorningScottwokeupearlytofeedSenator,leavinganoteto21Dad,afterthat

Scottcontinuedtosleep.ScottevengaveSenatoratimelybath,duringwhichhehopedDadcould

noticehowresponsible（负责任的）hewaswithunwillingSenator.

HalfwayLucy22backtotellherfailureinthesecondround（轮次）andasked,"How's

Senatordoing?”

“Excellent!”Scottbragged.

ButwhenLucyreturned,shefoundit23"Heonlystartedfeelingsickthismoming.^Scott

felt24butconfused（困惑的），forhe'dbeenastrictdirection-follower.

Theycametotheveterinarian's（动物诊所）.Aftertheexamination,Lucywasangry,"A

terrible25!HowcouldSenatorhavesucharapidtwopoundsinweight?”

Dadsaid,“Ionlyfedhimtwoscoopsofdogfoodeverymoming.^^

Scott26,“Dad!Youfedhimagain?Didn'tyoureadmynote?ItsaysI'vefedhim!”

IttookLucyamomenttounderstandbeforeaskingScotthowtospellfed.

“F-e—e—d?Scott!Fedisspelledf-e-d.Butyournotesaysf-e-e—d,tellingDadto

feedthedog!”

^SoSenatorwasfedtwice?”Dadasked,<4Butwhydidhe27seemhungry?”

“All'sfishthatcomestohisnet!”LucylookeddownatSenatorwhowaswagginghistail.

“Let'sseehowyoulikeeatingDoggieDietforamonth!”

Senator'staildrooped.

Scottsaidsorry,uIjustwantedtoberesponsiblesoIcouldgetadogformynext28.”

"It'sOK.rilteachyouhowtospellto29myselffornextyear'sspellingbee."Lucy

handedScotttheredleashtowalkSenator.

“Youhaveafewmonthstopractisebeforeyougetoneforyourbirthday.,,Dadadded.

ScottburstintolaughterandreacheddowntopetSenator30・

uHavingalittlebrotherisn'tsobad,“LucytoldSenator,“ifyoushowhimwho'sb-o—s

一s!”

16.A.attendB.finishC.winD.cancel

17.A.relaxedB.worriedC.surprisedD.bored

18.A.proveB.teachC.serveD.devote

19.A.finalsB.plansC.changesD.tasks

20.A.punishedB.warnedC.improvedD.corrected

21.A.wakeB.respectC.praiseD.remind

22.A.flewB.movedC.calledD.went

23.A.wrongB.oppositeC.commonD.same

24.A.luckyB.crazyC.guiltyD.silly

25.A.stomachacheB.headacheC.toothacheD.backache

26.A.noddedB.smiledC.cheeredD.screamed

27.A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.seldom

28.A.interviewB.termC.competitionD.birthday

29.A.trainB.enjoyC.explainD.recommend

30.A.bravelyB.excitedlyC.politelyD.patiently

三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Goforfui^:

♦Morethan22,000pubs（酒馆）haveaweeklyquiz（智力测试）night.Somepeoplesaythatthe

successofmodern-daypubquizzesiscausedbyaboardgamefromthe1980s,calledTrivial

Pursuit.Inthegameplayershadtoanswerquestionsaboutunimportantdetails.Butwhateverthe

reason,pubownersnowsaytheyholdquiznightsbecausequizzersdrinklikefish,soitisgood

businessforthem.

♦inthequiz,thequizmasterreadsquestionsoutloudandpeopleanswerquestionsinteams.Alot

ofthetime,peoplechoosefunnynamesfortheirteams.Therearenormallyseveralrounds,anda

quizcangoonfor2to3hours!Eachroundcanbeaboutadifferenttopic,orquestionscanbe

mixed.Topicscanbeaboutnature,culture,life,health,food,science,sports,musicandmore.

♦Manypubshaveoldnamesreferringtomonarchs（君主）,suchasTheKing'sHeadorTheQueen

Victoria,butofcoursethisdoesn'tmeantheyareonlyforkingsorqueens.Pubshavealways

welcomedpeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Insomepubsyoucangetdrinksonthe

house,meaningtheyarefree.Ifyou'vepaidtobeinthequiz,thereisusuallyasurprisingprize.

♦MorethanhalfofthepeopleinarecentsurveyontheInternetansweredthesequestions

incorrectly:HowmanycountriesmakeupGreatBritain?Whatistheworld'slargestdesert?

Study!Makesureyouknowthenamesofthewinnersofsportingevents,OscarsandTVshows.

Alsothereisneedtohavealookattheworldmap.Besidesstudying,it'sveryimportanttochoose

yourteamwisely.Trytohaveamixofmenandwomen,andnomorethanfivepeople.Don't

choosesomeonewhoisalwayscompletelysurethattheyYeright,infactsometimesthey'rewrong!

Onceyou'vegotyourteamtogether,alwaystrustyourfirstanswer,anddon'tthinkaboutittoo

much.Makesurethatnoteveryoneinyourteamdrinkstoomuch,otherwisethelastroundisgoing

togetreallydifficult!

31.Pubownersarewillingtoholdthequiznightbecause.

A.itisheldfreelyonceaweektomeetcustomers

B.theycanaskquizzerssomedifficultquestions

C.itcanprovideagoodchancefortheirbusiness

D.theybelieveTrivialPursuitisstillpopularnow

32.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParts2&3?

A.Quizzersusuallygrouptheirteamswithfunnynames.

B.Normallyeachroundwillgoonfortwotothreehours.

C.Pubswithnamesofmonarchsareforkingsandqueens.

D.Everyquizzerwillreceiveasurprisingprizeintheend.

33.Inordertowinthequiz,quizzershadbetter.

©haveacompleteunderstandingofdifferenttopics

②beinamixedteamnomorethanfivemembers

③trusttheirfirstanswerstothequestions

④drinkasmuchastheycantillthelastround

A.①②B.②③C.①④D.

B

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6njoyCookingTime

Wearewhatweeat.Fromhigh-caloriemealstolow-fatlunches,muchofourhealth

dependsonwhatweeat.Weknowaboutthebenefits（益处）ofeatingfittinglyforourphysical

health,butfood,andcookingit,isprovingtobegoodforourmental（心理的）healthaswell.

Somepeoplearenowsupportingthetherapeuticvalueofcookingfood.It'snotjustaboutthe

endresultbutalsotheexperiencesomeonegoesthrough.DrMarkSalter,aconsultantpsychiatrist,

toldtheBBC:uBakingandcookingaregoodtherapies.Theyhelppatientsdevelopplanningskills,

short-termmemoriesandsocialskills—lack（缺乏）ofwhichmayleadtomentalillness.w

TVchef（大厨）andauthorNadiyaHussainagreesthatcookingisgreatforhelpingourmind.

ShelovestobakeandbecamethechampionoftheTVshow,TheGreatBritishBakeOff.Shesays

that"Baking'salwaysbeenabouttherapy...It*sneverreallybeenaboutthecake.,,Andshethinks

thatbakingisanimportanttoolfbroursocializationandmentalhealth.

Certainly,creatingsomedeliciousfoodtakesourmindoffthingsandgivesussomethingtodo,

helpingusgetthroughtherecentlockdown.Peoplehavesaidthatmixingdough（生面团）tomake

bread,forexample,hasgiventhemasenseofcalmandcontrol.Researchhasshownthatdoing

creativetasks,likecooking,makesusfeelhappier.NicoleFarmer,whostudieshowfoodinfluences

ourbiology,behaviorandmentalhealth,toldBBConlinethat“Cookingrepresentsthehuman

experienceoffood,andgrowingpeoplethroughfood,sothereisnodoubtitcanbringustimely

positivefeelings.”

Ofcourse,cookingcanbeaverysociableactivityandsharingtheendresult,arewarding

experience.Hopefully,aswestarttomixwithfriendsandfamilyagain,wecanenjoythebenefits

oncemoreandputusallintherightstateofmind.

34.WhatisbakinginNadiyaHussain'seyes?

A.It'shelpfulforourmind.B.It'sakindofTVprogramme.

C.It'salwaysaboutthecake.D.It'satoolfbrphysicalhealth.

35.Creativetaskscanhelppeoplegetthroughthelockdownbecausethey.

A.givepeoplealastingsenseofcalmandpeace

B.markthestartoftheexperienceofcookingfood

C.makepeoplefeelmoreconfidentandstronger

D.helppeopletaketheirmindoffunhappythings

36.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.DrMarkSalterisaconsultantpsychiatristoftheBBC.

B.Hussainoncegotthefirstprizeforherbooksonbaking.

C.TheGreatBritishBakeOffisaTVshowaboutcooking.

D.NicoleFarmerisaBritishscientistwhostudiesbiology.

37.Whatisthearticletryingtoconvince（使确信）thereaderof?

A.Eatingfittinglyforphysicalhealth.

B.Enjoyingthecourseofcooking.

C.Sharingdeliciousfoodwithothers.

D.Developingourplanningskills.

C

InDecember2020,“theSuperApple“appearedatsupermarketsacrossChina,sweeterand

juicierthanusualones,withoutpesticideresidue（农药残留）.Beforereachingthemarket,the

productshadbeentestedover500times.Blockchain（区块链）technologyinrecordingfarmers*

actionsiswidelyusedtoavoidnonstandardpesticideuse.Digitaltechnologyattheapplestorage

helpstogroupapples,whichcankeepthestability（稳定性）inthequality."Thefutureof

agricultureliesinthemodemtechnology.^^HuangJikun,ProfessoroftheChinaCentrefor

AgriculturalPolicyatPekingUniversity,toldBeijingReview.

AtChina'sCentralRuralWorkConferencein2020,PresidentXistressedthateffortsmustbe

madetoincreasethequalityofagriculture.Xialsopointedouttheimportanceofspeedingup

technologies.

China'sagriculturehasenteredastageofhigh-qualitydevelopment,asthecountryis

meetingpeople'sincreasingneedforhighstandardproducts.Soagricultureshouldturnto

technology.

Threeyearsago,YuanLongpingledaprogramofplantingriceinsaline—alkali（盐碱）soilin

areas,includingXinjiangandHeilongjiang.Throughhybridtechnology,Yuan'steamhavebeen

abletoraiseimprovedriceforsalineandalkalinesoils.IfChinacouldput6.67millionhectaresof

saline-alkalisoilintoriceproduction,itwouldbeverylikelytoincreasebyaround30million

tons,ahugecontributiontothecountry.

InLushui,YunnanProvince,onecanrarelyseefarmersworkingonthefarm.Allcommon

tasksarecompletedautomatically（自动化土也）.Data（数据）isgatheredbythesystemtoimprove

futureproduction.

aMoreinformationandtechnologycentreswillbebuiltsothatbasicdataandbigdatacanbe

improved,andtechnologieslike5GandtheBeiDouSatelliteNavigationSystemcanbeusedinthe

field.”saidHanFujun,DeputyChiefEngineeroftheInformationCenterofMARA.

Since2010,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenorganizingtechnologyexchanges,training,field

tripsandotheractivitiesfortheagriculturaltechnologytalentstobetterunderstandthesituationsof

eacharea.

BecauseoftheCOVID—19,companiesbegintorethinkbetteragriculturalmodels,asmore

peoplewanttoeathealthierfoods.Scienceandtechnologywillplayamoreimportantroleinthe

future.

38.Whichofthefollowingmakes“theSuperApple”sweeterandjuicier?

A.Theapplestorage.B.Themoderntechnology.

C.Theproducttest.D.Therecordoffarmers'actions.

39.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.traditionalChineseagricultureisoutofdatenow

B.farmerswillpaylessattentiontotechnologies

C.China'sagricultureplaysaleadroleintheworld

D.peoplenowneedmorequalityagriculturalproducts

40.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Yuan*sprogramisahugecontributiontoChina.

B.FarmersarebusycollectingthedatainLushui.

C.5GandBeiDousystemarerarelyusedinthecentres.

D.Talentsorganizeactivitiestounderstandeacharea.

41.Thepassagemainlywantstotellus.

A.YuanLongpingisagreatChinesescientistinfarming

B.China'sagriculturedevelopsfasttomeetpeople'sneed

C.scienceandtechnologyimprovesChina'sagriculture

D.moreagriculturalmodelswillappearafterCOVID—19

D

uHaveyoufinishedyourlesson,George?”saidMr.Prenticetohisson,whohadlaidaside

hisbookandwasbusymakingalargepaperkite.

“No,father,nrepliedGeorge,hangingdownhishead.

uWhynot,myson?”

"Becauseitissodifficult,fother.IamsurethatIshallneverlearnit.Besides,Icouldnot

rememberitafterIhadlearnedit,mymemoryissobad.^^

“IfIweretopromiseyouaholidayonthethirtiethofthemonthafternext,doyouthinkyou

wouldforgetthedate?”

“No,IamprettysurethatIshouldnot.”

“Youarefirst-rateatskating,andflyingakite,andplayingatballandmarbles,areyou

not?”

uYes,father.”

“Andyetyoucannotlearnyourlesson!Mydearboy,youaredeceiving（欺骗）yourself.You

canlearnaswellasanyone,ifyouwillonlytry.”

wButhaveInottried,father?”againurgedGeorge.

“Well,tryagain.Come,forthisafternoonlayasidethatkiteyouaremaking,andgive

anotherefforttogetyourlessonready.Beinearnest,andyouwillsoonlearnit.Toshowyouthatit

onlyrequiresperseverance,Iwilltellyouastory：一

“Oneofthedullestboysatavillageschool,morethanthirtyyearsago,wentuptorepeathis

lessononemorning;and,asusual,didnotknowit.'Gotoyourseat!’saidtheteacherangrily.

'Ifyoudon'tpaymoreattentiontoyourlessons,youwillneverbefitforanything.'

“Thepoorboystoleofftohisseat,andbenthiseyesagainuponhislesson.

“'Itisofnouse;Icannotlearm.Jhesaidinawhispertoacompanionwhosatnearhim.

“iYoumusttryhard,'repliedthekind-heartedboy.

“'Ihavetried,butitisofnouse;Imayjustaswellgiveupatonce."

“"Tryagain,Henry!'Whisperedhiscompanion,inanearnestandencouragingtone.

uThesetwolittlewordsgavehimafreshimpulse,andhebenthismindagaintohistask.

Graduallyhebegantofindthesentenceslingeringinhismemory;andsoon,tohissuiprise

andpleasure,thewholelessonwasmastered!

uFromthatday,“continuedMr.Prentice,“therewasnoboyintheschoolwholearnedmore

rapidlythanHenry.Fromthatdaytillthepresenthourhehasbeenastudent;andhenowurgeshis

sonGeorgeto'tryagain'ashetried.”

“Andwasitindeedyou,father?”askedhisson,eagerlylookingupintothefaceofhiskind

parent.

“Yes,mychild.Thatdullboywasyourownfatherinhisearlyyears.^^

“ThenIwilltryagain."saidGeorge,inadecidedtone;and,flingingasidehishalf-madekite,

heturnedandre-enteredthehouse,andwassoonbendinginearnestattentionoverhislesson.

“Well,whatsuccess,George?”askedMr.Prentice,asthefamilygatheredaroundthetea-

table.

“Ilearnedthelesson,father!”repliedtheboy,“Icansayeverywordofit.”

“Didyoufindithardwork?”

“Notsoveryhard,afterIhadoncemadeupmymindthatIwouldlearnit.IndeedInever

stoppedtothink,asIusuallydo,butwentrightonuntilIhadmasteredeverysentence.^^

“Mayyouneverforgetthislesson,myson!”saidMr.Prentice,“Younowgetthesecretof

success.Itliesinneverstoppingtothinkaboutataskbeingdifficultortiresome,butingoing

steadilyon,withafixeddeterminationtosucceed.”

42.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"perseverance^is.

A.thequalityofcontinuingtrying

B.thequalityofbeingbraveenough

C.thinkingaboutwhatwillhappennext

D.thinkingaboutwhat'sthebestthingtodo

43.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow?

a.Mr.PrenticetoldGeorgehisownstory.

b.Georgelearnedthelessonsuccessfully.

c.Georgewasbusymakingalargepaperkite.

d.Georgegaveuphislessonhalfway.

e.Thefamilygatheredaroundthetea-table.

A.c-d—a—e—bB.c-d—a-b-e

C.d-c—a—b—eD.d-c-a-e-b

44.Accordingtothepassage,wecanseeMr.Prentice.

A.wasencouragedbyhisteacherB.wasatopstudentatfirst

C.isalwaysimpatientwithhissonD.isakindandwisefather

45.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AdullboyB.Tryagain

C.AstrictfatherD.Finishyourlesson

第II卷（非选择题共60分）

四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46.Keepinga（日i己）isagoodwaytoimproveourwritingskills.

47.AChinesesayingiswrittenatthe（底部）ofeachpageinthisbook.

48.Thenursetookthethermomeler（体温计），（movequicklyfromsidetoside,up

anddown,etc.）itandputitundermyarmpit.

49.Parentsshouldteachtheirchildrentobehave（inacorrectway）inpublic.

50.OntheNinthFestivalthisyear,we'llvisittheoldpeople'shomenearourschool.

B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

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51.AstheofthepopularfilmHi,mom,JiaLingiswelcomedbymorepeople.

52.WendyoncespentayearinLosAngelesforfurtherstudyinher.

53.Mypetcatlikesplayingwithtailwhilemypetdoglovesrunningafterballs.

54.MarieCurie'ssuccessinthediscoveryofradiumisconnectedwithherhard

work.

55.MillieasksAndytofixherbrokenbicycle,however,heisaboutit.

C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

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56.—Excuseme,whereisMr.Wu?

—Hefortheforeignstudentsattheschoolgate.

57.—Imyselfyesterday,andI'mmuchlighterthanbefore.

一Really?Areyouonadiet?

58.Thecentralcomputerthetrafficlights,nowletthestudentsgofirst.

59.—Icalledyouyesterdayevening,butyoudidn'tanswerme.

一Sorry,ItomypenfriendfarinMoscow.

60.LiuHaoalwaysworkstohighstandards,andheneverhimselfbehindothers.

五、句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。

61.Hehastowalktoschoolwhenthere'snobusservice.（改为一般疑问句）

hetowalktoschoolwhenthere'snobusservice?

62.ThefarmerputanendtopovertybysellingproductsonTiklok.（对划线部分提问）

thefarmerputanendtopoverty?

63.Ilisreallyapleasanttimetohaveapicniconawarmsunnyday.（改为感叹句）

pleasanttimeitistohaveapicniconawarmsunnyday!

64.Amyoftendonatesmoneytocharities.Sheishelpful.（保持句意基本不变）

ItisAmytodonatemoneytocharities.

65.Youcan'tborrowbooksfromthelibrarywithoutamembershipcard.（改为复合句）

Youcan'tborrowbooksfromthelibraryyouhaveamembershipcard.

六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、

正确的形式，使短文通顺。

TheChineselifeiscolorfulwithmanyinterestingfolkways.TheLanternFestivalisonthe

15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth,ithasaChinesenameYuanxiaoFestival.Yuanxiaocomesfrom

thef66thatpeoplecallthefirstlunarmonththeYuanMonthandnightXiao.Thenightofthe

15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthm67thebeginningofthefirstfullmoon.OntheLantern

Festival,theChinesepeoplehavethecustomofe68lanternsandeatingglutinousrice

dumplings.Thereisacommonsayingthaf'PlayingontheLanternFestivaL^^

ThecustomstartedduringtheHanDynasty,andhasah69ofmorethan2000years.On

thatnight,everyplaceisdecoratedwithlanternsandstreamers（饰带）andthereisabustling

atmosphere.Asnightf70,peoplegoincrowdstotheseaofcolorfullanterns:palace

lanterns,walllamps,figurelanterns,flowerlanterns,revolvinghorselanterns,animallanterns,and

toylanterns,ofalltypesandc71.Somelanternshaveriddles（谜语）onthem,which

encouragepeopletotrytobethef72tofindtheanswer.

Itisa73atraditionalcustomtoeatglutinousricedumplingsatthistime.Asearlyasthe

SongDynasty,therewassuchakindoffood,aroundballm74ofglutinousriceflourwitha

fillingofsugarandkernels（果仁）.SinceitiseatenontheLanternFestival,peoplecallit

yuanxiao.TheChinesepeoplehopethate75issatisfactory（yuanmaninChinese）,andtoeat

glutinousricedumplingsonthefirstnightwithafullmooninayearistowishthatfamily

memberswillremainunited,harmonious,happyandsatisfied.

七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

ProtectingtheHabitatsofChimpanzees

Chimpanzeesarenotonlysocialanimalslivingincommunitiesandworktogether,butthey

aresmartinmanydifferentways.Forover40years,peoplehavebeenstudyingchimpsbothinthe

wildandincaptivity.Onethingtheyhavelearnedisthatchimpanzeesandtheirnaturalhabitats—

orwheretheyliveinthewild-needtobeprotected.

In1960,aresearchernamedJaneGoodallbegantolivewithandstudywildchimpanzeesin

Africa.Shelearnedthattheyarehighlyintelligentanimalsthatcommunicatewithgesturesand

physicalcontact.Theymaketoolstofindfood,theypossessinnatedecision-makingskills,and

theymakechoicesaboutwhichgroupstojoinandwhatfoodstoeat.Chimpscooperatetohuntand

oftensharethefoodtheyhavecaught.Incaptivity,wheretheyliveinzoosandsciencecentres,they

canbetaughtAmericanSignLanguagesothattheycancommunicatewiththeirhands.Therehave

evenbeenexperimentswhichshowthatafewchimpanzeeshavelearnedtousecomputersandto

playgames!Somescientistsarguethatchimpanzeescanshowemotionssuchashappinessor

sadness.

Althoughchimpanzeesareimpressiveandintelligentanimals,theirsafetyisindangerevery

day.Inthewildtheycanbefoundin21differentAfricancountries,livinginforests.Chimpanzees

areabletoadapt（适应）tochangesintheirenvironment.Theycanmovetoanewplace,make

newnests,andfindnewfoods.Yetpeoplearedestroyingtheirnaturalhabitats.Bycuttingdown

treesforfirewoodandusingthespacetobuildhouses,humansleavechimpanzeeswithsmaller

areastolivein.

Chimpanzeesareindanger,andalleyesshouldbeonthem.Fortunatelymany

organizationsandresearchershavestarted